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Wan Hai Lines to enhance Asia to US East Coast Service (AA9)
Wan Hai Lines will expand further on its Asia to North America coverage by adding PHILADELPHIA port to its current Asia to East Coast of North America AA9 Service. This will be the first direct service from Asia to Philadelphia.Port rotation of the …
Jun 16, 2022 / Vessels
MSC Adds Another New Service to The Port of Philadelphia with the Indus 2
On Wednesday, April 27, 2022, PhilaPort welcomed the maiden call of a new ocean liner service to The Port of Philadelphia’s Packer Avenue Marine Terminal. The 6,730-TEU container vessel MSC Michaela is part of the Mediterranean Shipping Company’s …
Apr 28, 2022 / Curious
Diana Shipping Inc. Announces Time Charter Contract for m/v Philadelphia With Classic Maritime
Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, today announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with Classic Maritime Inc., …
Apr 23, 2021 / Vessels
PhilaPort is the Fastest Growing Port on the U.S. East Coast
PhilaPort achieved a 7% increase in container volumes in 2020. This placed The Port of Philadelphia as the fastest growing container port on the U.S. East Coast. These impressive cargo levels continue a decade-long trend of prosperity for the Port, …
Feb 8, 2021 / Curious
Diana Shipping Announces Time Charter Contract for mv Philadelphia with BHP
Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, Tuesday (Feb11) announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with BHP Billiton …
Feb 12, 2020 / Vessels
US Authorities Seize 16 Tons of Cocaine From Containership MSC Gayane Docked in Philadelphia (Video)
Federal officials in Philadelphia seized over 16 tons of cocaine from containership MSC Gayane on Tuesday (Jun18) calling it one of the largest drug seizures in U.S. history and the largest in the history of the eastern district of …
Jun 20, 2019 / Vessels
ZHEN HUA 25 to Navigate beneath Delaware Memorial Bridge on March 26
Traffic Flow on Twin Spans to be Temporarily Interrupted as Vessel Passes BelowAt approximately 11:55 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26, the ZHEN HUA 25, a heavy lift vessel transporting two (2) new ship-to-shore (STS) cranes bound for Philadelphia, PA., …
Mar 26, 2019 / Vessels
Philadelphia Welcomes First Import of Argentine Beef into US in Over 17 Years
Plaque Presentation with Argentine Ambassador Held to Mark OccasionOn Friday, March 1, representatives from Holt Logistics and PhilaPort joined with officials from the Embassy of Argentina in the US to welcome the first shipment of Argentine beef …
Mar 5, 2019 / Curious
PhilaPort’s Packer Avenue Marine Terminal poised for record-breaking 2019
Zero congestion and increased capacity means fewer delays and minimal demurrage feesOn January 8, 2019, the M/V Zhen Hua 25 departed Shanghai, China with two new super post-Panamax container cranes bound for South Philadelphia. The two behemoths will …
Feb 5, 2019 / Curious